WP Rocket is a relative newcomer on the block for WordPress plugins that are designed to help you load pages quickly for visitors. How does it perform compared to the popular ones such as WP Super Cache or W3 Total Cache? Read the review to find out as I go through its features and test the […]
How to Add Font Awesome into Your Genesis Theme
I recently wanted to whittle down the amount of plugins I run on the website. Part of this was to integrate Font Awesome into Genesis so I could remove the one I was using before. This is a very short tutorial on how to add Font Awesome into your existing Genesis Framework theme. It is […]
FooBox WordPress Plugin Review | How Do I Love Thee?
I kept hearing about this FooBox plugin for awhile now. Now I finally have a minute to spare and decided to take a look. Join me as I go through what FooBox is, what it can do, and why I have fallen in love with this awesome WordPress plugin!
How to Keep Visitors On Your Website | What the Pros Do
I’ve noticed some common trends with ‘pro bloggers’ when it comes to their web presence online. Gone is the clutter, the countless banner ads, the unnecessary elements that visitors end up clicking away to. Learn what the pros do to keep visitors from clicking away from their own sites. From common design elements, sidebar widgets, and more inside. You […]
Tips on Preventing Your WordPress Site from Getting Hacked
I read about these horror stories every day. People’s WordPress sites getting hacked. Their content? GONE FOREVER. Why? They didn’t take the time to try and secure their website. They didn’t have a backup or a disaster recovery plan. They didn’t keep it updated. Or take the time to use a proper login and password. […]
Optimizing Images for WordPress | What Works the Best?
Images are an important piece of the puzzle when your creating articles for your site. They help tell the story visually. They break up text so it’s not just one huge page of words. The issue is how to get them optimized so they still look great but keep the file size down so your […]
How to Create Your Own Custom Short Domain for Bit.ly
You’ve seen them on popular sites like Huffington Post, The Verge, End Gadget and the like use them. When they share they have that neat short url (example: “engt.co”). How do they do that though? If you currently use bit.ly for your shortening your links were you aware you could add your own custom domain? […]
Newsletter Signup Form Below Content for Genesis
I was asked recently to help someone fix their newsletter signup form for their website. They were using a plugin *blah* to do it and it was just plain old U-G-L-Y. So I had to put my thinking cap on and figure out the best way to not only design it so it fit the website. […]
Why I No Longer Recommend HostGator | Find a New Host!
And maybe it’s time you did to? I’ve been a loyal Host Gator customer on and off for just about 10 years. They have always provided great cheap service with little to no downtime. Then EIG purchased them and things started going downhill from there. The final straw? They migrated me to their Provo, Utah […]
New Bloggers Beware! | Most Bloggers Are…
Full of Shit. There I said it. There is no other way to put it. Bloggers are trying to get traffic, sales, and most of all your attention. Bloggers will write about almost anything to do it. In this article I’m going to help you the new blogger from avoiding the same pitfalls and traps […]
